Our family vacation was AMAZING.
Tracking our religious heritage was a special experience for all of us.
Steve and I were both impressed at how hard those early saints worked. They sacrificed everything to build a temple and were blessed with incredible visions and revelations. The keys of the kingdom of God on the earth were given back to a living prophet. Wow. Just amazing.
Made me want to give everything I have to the Lord.
Joseph Smith was blessed into a loving family
with support from his parents that sustained him from a very early age.
Made me want to be that kind of a parent.
4 hours to Kirtland, OH...
(and then only)
4 more hours to Palmyra, NY ...
{On our way}
Lansing to Kirtland ... 4hrs.
{Kirtland Temple}
{Historic Kirtland -
Visitor's Center}
{Newel K. Whitney Store}
I had to wonder if Emma Smith ever got after children for playing in these curtains that overlooked such a busy, bustl-y Ohio street.
This table belonged to Joseph Smith himself.
Testing the brakes of the saw mill ... because that's what (almost) 3 year olds do.
(4 hours from Kirtland to Palmyra ...)
{Hill Cumorah}
A first edition of the Book of Mormon.
Racing up the front of Hill Cumorah.
Made it to the top.
"See how far Mom."
Loved this nature trail that led down the hill back to the visitor's center.
{Smith Farm - Sacred Grove}
For some reason this picture takes me right back to 1830.
And this is the sign of a great family vacation.
